中 継 局(ちゅうけいきょく)

ちゅうけいきょく

noun

relay station; repeater station

technical

1. relay station; repeater station; retransmission station

A broadcasting or telecommunications facility that receives a signal and retransmits it to extend coverage to areas that cannot receive the original signal directly.

山間部(さんかんぶ)には中継局(ちゅうけいきょく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Relay stations are necessary in mountainous areas.

この地域(ちいき)は中継局(ちゅうけいきょく)のおかげでテレビが映(うつ)る。

This area can receive TV broadcasts thanks to the relay station.

地上(ちじょう)デジタル放送(ほうそう)への切(き)り替(か)えに合(あ)わせて、各地(かくち)の中継局(ちゅうけいきょく)が更新(こうしん)された。

Relay stations across the country were upgraded in line with the switch to digital terrestrial broadcasting.

Composed of 中継(ちゅうけい) (relay, retransmission) and 局(きょく) (station, office). Japan's mountainous terrain means that 中継局(ちゅうけいきょく) are essential for broadcasting TV and radio signals to valleys and remote areas. During the transition from analog to digital broadcasting (completed in 2012), thousands of relay stations across Japan were upgraded.

Common collocations

中継局(ちゅうけいきょく)を設置(せっち)する: to install a relay station
テレビ中継局(ちゅうけいきょく): TV relay station
携帯(けいたい)中継局(ちゅうけいきょく): mobile phone relay station
中継局(ちゅうけいきょく)の電波(でんぱ): relay station signal

Similar words

基地局(きちきょく): base station — used for mobile phone networks, not broadcasting
放送局(ほうそうきょく): broadcasting station — the main station that originates the signal
中継(ちゅうけい): relay, live broadcast — the act of relaying, without specifying the physical facility

Related Words

Compare: 放送局(ほうそうきょく) (broadcasting station)

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